Results for the year - Income taxes and deferred income taxes - Narrative (Details) - DKK (kr) kr in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Potential withholding tax amounts related to distribution of earnings	kr 315	kr 367
Unrecognised tax loss carry-forwards	kr 144	kr 90

The amount of unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset is recognised in the statement of financial position. [Refer: Unused tax losses [member]]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2019-01-01
-Paragraph 81
-Subparagraph e
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_81_e&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2019-03-27

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